Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

VOLU ME VIII.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
rur freedom of the city OF Edinburgh
-as conferred upon Andrew Carnegie on
The Sth.
TUE expected revolution in Hawaii has
.,onrred, and King Kalakaua has been
r;rtnally dethroned.
covs,pERABLE discomfort exists among
-. .T New York Knights Of Labor over the
'no n,r cou stitution of the order.
u.nrp7,s swindling operations in the
rlaasurv Department are SAID to be some
81 it1%D .ba results of defective system OF
supervision
o.a,nJ HARVEY, an official in the
rreasurv Department at WASHINGTON, has
iiea' ' dotected in systematic attempt to
sofrand Sof the Government by forgery.
r-,, rrocnifcent corn prospects in Ne
,uani,o n are seriously threatened in sew
VI 0, 80 nactions of the State by chinch bugs.
C. Wtoat a. and oats were greatly damaged.
r-ncr NooyAN, of st. Louis, has knock
ID Cnt the Sunday-closing law, and here
of,er beer and wine may be sold, but the
.olice will continue the crusade against
SPIRITS.
Egyptian cotton reports show that the
nlant is generally strong and in good con-
ffiion. Water has been abundant except
in Behera. In Lower Egypt worms infest
the plant.
NJ DE LEssEPs has issued circular an
pouncing the second issue OF bonds OF
the Panama canal to the amount OF 2OO,-
ONOOOf francs, though 100,0o0,0O0 francs Is
still in hand
THE business failures during the seven
DAYS ended the Sth, number for the United
States, 1885; for Canada, IS. Total, 154,
against ISL last week and 179 for the cor
responding week of last week.
IN the League base ball championship
series the Detroits are still at the top OF
the list, and Chicago has attained second
place. The ST. Louis Browns continue to
head Of the Association column.
ALL the signs seem to point to the
speedy disruption of the dog in the
manger policy of Russia toward Bulgaria,
and the chances are that the Muscovite
will have to haul in his horns or fight.
PRINCESS VICTORIA, wife of the German
Crown Prince, presented the commence
ment prizes at Norwood School for the
Blind on the Sth. United States Minister
Phelps was present and made an ad-
dress
LORD LYONS, the British am Dassador al
Paris, laid the foundation-sto of the
Victoria chapel in honor of the jubilee OF
Bishop of Tennessee officiated at the
services.
REPORTS have been received that a ter
rible famine prevails at Skagefjord, Ice
land, and that many peasants and thou :
sands of cattle have died from want of
food. The distress among the people is
increasing.
The Japanese Government has decided
to build three new war vessels, to cost So
ON,UO each. These are in addition to the
seven men-of-War to be built in France
and England, which are to be com mpleted
by the year 1899.
lHE American testimonial to Mr.. Glad
stone was presented to him during a
garden party at DOLLS Hill, on the 9th,
hon. Joseph Pulitzer, of New Y ork, m ak
ing presentation. Anumber of prom
aent Americans were among the guests.
4EE AoOos prenaya, of st. Peters burg,
Sys that the election of Prince Ferdi-
rdAa OF SAKE C )burg to the Bulgarian n
.Afoae exhausts Russia's patience "Aus-
WI wa Will not succeed,n adds the paper;.
tria.n ~
ooVERNoR LLOYD of Maryland has
s,slisd the death warrant of John Thomas
~ toSs colored, convicted of the murder of
~plly Brown, an old white woman,
%a'Se ;,!' :. body he sold to the Maryland Med
onn. ,,a, uaEerslty. Friday, August 26, is
appointed for his execution.
ihL Chlnese denizens Of Mott street,
i,.1 ;n. YORK, are becoming alarmed bv the
~! T7T:ieased mortality among their race.
aus recent death of Chinaman was the
1 1nta mat had occurred within a fort
~s n.s Ut Nearly all of them have been
'"Useo oy quick consumption.
VIII UHSAr excitement prevails at Evans
si..s ss md, over the recent defalcation and
h.. IN OF County Treasurer Miller. This
rrs rrsi oeen enhanced by the flight of Prose
lso.a .as Attorney Vance, who has been de-
in.'5 nr.ou IN bribing jurors. Some of the
'~'Oi' Will probably follow him.
h Constitutional convention, at Salt
wy, Utah, completed and adopted
.Ons slltution on the 9TH. The planks
ss,a,ig sSa'ulng bgamy and polygamy,s repre-
e51Tal lion Tor minority, and separation of
Err VI ~ ana state were adopted with 9TH
in ,, Ine vote of the people will be taken
august Only those who have taken
Tim 'est oath'' will vote on the ratifica-